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ABC Warehouse
1 West Silverdome Industrial Park
Pontiac, MI 48343
(248) 335-4222
www.abcwarehouse.com
Gordon Hartunian, chairman
2010 CE sales (millions): $248
2009 CE sales (millions): $263
Stores with CE, 2010: 45
Stores with CE, 2009: 44
40 Privately-held ABC Warehouse has grown from its founding in 1963 with a single Michigan location to 43 ABC Warehouse superstores in Michigan, Northern Indiana and Ohio. The NATM dealer focuses on selling consumer electronics and appliances within a "warehouse" concept and offers what it calls "the closest thing to wholesale" pricing. The chain, self-described as Michigan's largest CE and appliance dealer, also offers online shopping on its e-commerce site, www abcwarehouse.com. In addition to the superstores, ABC Warehouse operates the 16-store Mickey Shorr chain of mobile electronics specialty stores in Michigan, and two premium Hawthorne Appliance locations, also in Michigan. The Hawthorne stores also feature i?-store housewares shops under the name Kitchen Glamor, a local store brand that was purchased in 2001. Despite its expansion, the company says it still maintains the "same kind of small family-team environment" under the Hartunian family that it began with nearly 50 years ago.
Abe's of Maine
5 Fernwood Ave.
Raritan Center Industrial Park
Edison, NJ 08837
(800) 992-2237
www.abesofmaine.com
Abe Mosseri, CEO
2010 CE sales (millions): $123
2009 CE sales (millions): $129
Stores with CE, 2010: 1
Stores with CE, 2009: 1
56 Privately held Abe's of Maine was founded in 1979 by the three Mosseri brothers, the eldest of who was Abe. Originally located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, the mom-and-pop dealer relocated to Coney Island Ave. in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1986 and in 2006 moved again to a significantly larger location in Edison, N.J., where it also maintains a storefront. Abe's began as a photo specialty dealer, but has expanded its assortment to span the full gamut of consumer electronics, including such recently added categories as pro audio and DJ equipment, 3D and connected TVs, and major appliances by leading manufacturers including Bosch, Electrolux, GE, LG, Samsung and Whirlpool. The company also serves customers via a mail-order catalog, in addition to its website and showroom.
Abt Electronics and Appliances
1200 North Milwaukee Ave.
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 967-8830
www.abtelectronics.com
Bob Abt, CEO
2010 CE sales (millions): $211
2009 CE...